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FourFourTwo, the world's biggest football magazine, delivers regular shows that bring together some of the best journalists and writers in football to deep-dive into big stories with wit, insight and unparalleled access. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Off The Hook is Jimmy Bullard's brand new fishing podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet. Featuring in-depth interviews with the biggest names in the sporting world, Off The Hook brings together Jimmy's two great loves - football and fishing. Recorded on the bank of some of the UK's best fishing locations, you're guaranteed great stories, big laughs, and plenty of fish! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 12: Sean Dyche | Trippier's surprise call, doing the hard yards and Burnley farewell
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Off The Hook with Jimmy Bullard is back for a new series, and Jimmy welcomes another top class manager to the bank in the shape of Sean Dyche. From making his debut under Brian Clough to ten incredible years as Burnley manager, Dyche has seen it all within the game. He tells Jimmy about a surprise FaceTime call from Kieran Trippier in Spain, as wel…
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Ep 11: Neil Warnock | Discovering Taarabt, record breaking promotions and FA fines
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In the first episode of Off The Hook in 2022, Jimmy welcomes record-breaking gaffer Neil Warnock to the bank. With an incredible eight promotions under his belt, including leading three sides into the Premier League, Neil has seen it all within football. Jimmy quizzes him on discovering Adel Taarabt at QPR, his notorious clashes with referees and h…
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Ep 10: Lee Westwood | Fly fishing for trout, Tiger’s toilet trouble, Seve's short game & Jimmy takes a tumble
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For the first time on Off The Hook, Jimmy welcomes a golfer to the riverbank in the shape of former world #1 and Ryder Cup legend Lee Westwood. Lee speaks about his love for Nottingham Forest, how his hatred of fishing got him into golf in the first place and tells some superb stories from his years in and around the game's greatest ever players. T…
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Ep 09: Grant Holt | Sea fishing for mackerel, promotion to the Prem and a 90s wrestler showdown
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This week's guest on Off The Hook is former Norwich striker turned pro-wrestler Grant Holt. Grant is one of the few players to have played at every level of English football, from non-league all the way up to the Premier League. He joined Jimmy in Chichester Harbour and (eventually!) headed out for an unforgettable day of mackerel fishing under the…
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Ep 08: Jody Morris | 'Super harsh' sacking by Chelsea, run-ins with Jose and spies on the training ground
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Off The Hook is back, and this week, Jimmy is joined at the beautiful Willinghurst Fishery by former Chelsea player, coach and assistant manager Jody Morris, who reflects on a rollercoaster 18-month spell alongside Frank Lampard at his boyhood club. From giving Mason Mount and Reece James their Chelsea debuts, to social media spats with Jose Mourin…
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Ep 07: Teddy Sheringham | Being fired by Alan Sugar, celebrating the treble & teeing Nobes up for a fall
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Off The Hook with Jimmy Bullard is back for a second series, and it's a cracker of a first episode. Former Millwall, Spurs, Manchester United and West Ham striker Teddy Sheringham joins Jimmy on the bank at Southend Farm Fishery in Essex on one of the hottest days of the year to discuss his brilliant career. From mixing it with hard-as-nails centre…
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Ep 06: Ian Holloway | Fishing in the snow, working for the Oystons, & Paul Jewell’s punch-up
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In the final episode of the winter run, Jimmy invites former Blackpool, QPR & Grimsby gaffer Ian Holloway to the picturesque Court Farm, for some fishing in the snow. Ollie discusses managing Blackpool to the Premier League under Karl Oyston, playing with ‘unreal’ Ray Wilkins at QPR and nearly getting the sack in Ibiza. Off The Hook will be taking …
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Ep 05: Danny Murphy | Telling King Kenny where to go, 'immense' Gerrard & Jimmy's close shave
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Episode 5 of Off The Hook with Jimmy Bullard and it’s another one of Jimmy’s former teammates joining him on the bank – former Liverpool, Spurs, Charlton and Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy. They reminisce about starting out at Crewe, playing with Stevie G & Michael Owen at Liverpool, and reaching the Europa League Final with Fulham – plus Danny’s n…
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Ep 04: Leon McKenzie | Interviewing The Rock, becoming a boxer & fighting depression
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This week's guest on Off The Hook is Jimmy's old Peterborough teammate - footballer turned boxer Leon McKenzie. They chat about their footballing dad Barry Fry, Leon's first impression of Jimmy, interviewing superstar Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and battling against the depression Leon has suffered with since his football career. If you've been affec…
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Ep 03: David Seaman | Sessions with Vieira, Ronaldinho’s ‘freak’ goal and Gazza the greatest
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After a small hiatus, Jimmy is back for another episode of Sky Bet’s new podcast Off The Hook, and what a guest he has in store this time – Arsenal & England footballing royalty David ‘Safe Hands’ Seaman. They chat about David’s route to the top, his unlikely friendship with Paul Gascoigne, Euro 96 and the highs and lows of a 13-year Arsenal career…
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Ep 02: Robbie Keane | Luck of the Irish, late nights with Seedorf & meeting Morrissey
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Jimmy's back for episode two of his brilliant new podcast with Sky Bet, Off The Hook, and this week, he's invited Republic of Ireland, Spurs, Leeds & LA Galaxy legend Robbie Keane to the bank for his first ever fishing trip. They reflect on Robbie's long and illustrious career, his celebrity acquaintances and Gary Kelly driving Honda 50s in Leeds, …
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Ep 01: Bobby Zamora | Big carp, training with Becks, battling with Carragher and rows with Roy
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It's here! The first episode of Jimmy Bullard's brilliant new fishing podcast Off The Hook, and what better way to start than with Jimmy's former Fulham teammate, and carp fishing supremo Bobby 'Zammo' Zamora. Jimmy and Bobby reminisce over their time together at Fulham with Roy Hodgson, their first training session with the England boys, battling …
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Off The Hook is Jimmy Bullard's brand new fishing podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet. Featuring in-depth interviews with the biggest names in the football world, Off The Hook brings together Jimmy's two great loves - football and fishing. Recorded on the bank of some of the UK's best fishing locations, you're guaranteed laughs, insight and big fish…
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Jose Mourinho divides opinion. He’s won European titles, multiple Premier Leagues, Primeira Ligas, Scudetto, and a La Liga in an honours list that boasts 19 major trophies in as many years in management. But his self-confidence, temperament, and philosophy have brought detractors. It’s nearly a decade since he won the Champions League and five year…
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SPECIAL: John Motson and Barry Davies interview
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This is a special episode, celebrating two British footballing greats. Neither ever kicked a ball, or managed a team. But together they soundtracked the sport for a grateful nation for over 50 years. We sat down with commentary legends Barry Davies and John Motson to discuss a broadcasting rivalry older than most Premier League coaches. Read the fu…
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Paul Gascoigne and Gareth Southgate are both integral to the story of Euro 96 in very different ways. They were at different parts of their career, were different kinds of players, and had deeply contrasting personalities. One scored the goal that encapsulated how England fans felt during the tournament, the other missed the penalty that sent the T…
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Euro 96 took place in a different world. It was a time closer to the three-day week, the Vietnam War and the eradication of smallpox than the present day. English football had welcomed the start of the Premier League only four years earlier, but had endured embarrassment at Euro 92 and absence from USA 94. Despite that, the tournament captured the …
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It’s very simple. We’re here to discuss the 100 best players in the world. We’ve decamped to the pub for this episode. The reasons we’ve done this are simple: It’s the end of the year, and we felt like it. Joining Conor Pope to go through the #FFT100 are editor James Andrew and staff writer Chris Flanagan. Read the FFT100 here: https://www.fourfour…
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Let’s talk about facts, baby. Rafa Benitez is the cover star on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine, talking about Mike Ashley, Mourinho, and the Miracle of Istanbul. He’s currently managing Dalian Yafing out in China, although still has a family home in Merseyside, where we caught up with him for this interview. Will he end up back in the Pre…
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On August 7th, 2019, the leader of Lazio’s ultras, the Irriducibili, was shot dead. He was assassinated in broad daylight, in a park in Rome. A few weeks later, Lazio played their fierce rivals Roma. Andy Mitten decided to attend the match – with the Lazio ultras. He’s written up the experience in the current issue of FourFourTwo – and here, he tak…
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In 1969, a series of World Cup qualifiers between Honduras and El Salvador played part in triggering a conflict that claimed thousands of lives. This episode looks at how the war began, and the role the beutiful game played in ugly combat. This story first appeared in FourFourTwo magazine's Autumn 2019 issue, which you can buy here: https://www.myf…
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How Barcelona and Real Madrid can rule Europe again
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It’s a pretty big rivalry – you might have heard of it. They call it El Clasico. Right now, the two sides are facing a crisis, in their own way: neither side won the Champions League last season for the first time in six years. So how do they get back on top in Europe? Conor Pope talks to Andy Murray, who has written a blueprint for success for Bar…
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How Raheem Sterling proved everyone wrong
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Adoration doesn’t come along easily. No one knows that better than Raheem Sterling. Vilified and criticised, there was a time when, despite being the most exciting young English talent in a generation, he was also one of the most unpopular footballers in the country. Those days are behind him now. Not only has he progressed on the pitch to become o…
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Glenn Hoddle: player, player/manager, manager, pundit, pop star. The former playmaker was one of the most talented footballers of his generation – but his style of play always felt unsuited to the English game of the 1980s and, while appreciated for his technical ability, he perhaps was not as lauded or as influential as he could have been. As a ma…
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Jurgen Klopp is a Champions League winner, a footballing philosopher, and now FIFA Manager of the Year 2019. But how did he become one of the greatest managers in the world? And how did he turn Liverpool into one of the great footballing sides? In the new issue of FourFourTwo we have an in-depth interview with Klopp by comedian John Bishop. The int…
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101 best Premier League players (right now)
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We’ve revealed FourFourTwo’s ranking of the 101 best players in the Premier League right now. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/best-players-premier-league-virgil-van-dijk-raheem-sterling-mo-salah-harry-kane Don’t worry: Conor Pope, Chris Flanagan, Joe Brewin and Hunter Godson don’t have time to discuss every single name on the list. Instead, th…
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They called him ‘Il Fenomeno’. In August 1997, Ronaldo was 20 years old. He’d just broken the world transfer record for the second time in a year, leaving Barcelona for Serie A with Inter Milan, and was on his way to winning that year’s Ballon d’Or. Over the next five years, he’d add a UEFA Cup and World Cup to his trophy collection, establishing h…
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In five years as manager, Mauricio Pochettino has taken Tottenham Hotspur from seventh in the Premier League to the final of the Champions League. From a club that were once synonymous with mediocrity, they have become a staple of Europe’s elite competition. Poch has become the longest serving manager at the club in over 30 years, and has managed t…
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Two teams, six miles apart, 279 years of history between them: one saved, and one condemned. In this episode, Conor Pope discusses Bury’s expulsion from the Football League with Bury fan Tom Pickup, Bolton Wanderers’ reprieve with FourFourTwo staff writer Chris Flanagan, and the wider context of this issue – as well as what other clubs could be at …
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On Saturday, 26th April, 1986, Stroitel Pripyat prepared to take on FC Borodyanka in a cup semi-final in northern Ukraine; the first game in their new stadium. The game did not go ahead. The stadium would never be used. Adapted from an article in the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine, in this podcast Grant Fulton tells the story of the footballe…
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FFT editor in chief James Brown is joined by writer and Arsenal blogger Tim Stillman and Bolton’s number one media player Chris Flanagan. They cover this week’s major talking points from the world of football including the England women’s semi-final against the USA, the continuing saga of VAR and Frank Lampard’s appointment as Chelsea manager. They…
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Cone and Vieira – Ice Cream with Roy and Patrick
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FFT editor in chief James Brown is joined by writer Hunter Godson and sports documentary maker and producer Tony Pastor. James reveals how the release of the fixtures for the new season only reminded him how raw the wounds still are from the last one and Hunter deliberates on what’s next for Rafa Benitez. Plus we speak to Tony about his career behi…
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FFT Editor In Chief James Brown is joined by features writer Chris Flanagan and one of the most respected football writers and authors in the country, Patrick Barclay. The topics of conversation include the cartoon sportsmen of childhood, what’s next for Frank Lampard and the latest VAR controversies. We speak to Paddy about his long and distinguis…
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FFT editor in chief James Brown is joined by features writer Chris Flanagan and former Sheffield United, QPR and Crystal Palace midfielder Shaun Derry. Shaun shares tales of what the summer months mean if you’re a footballer, the job insecurity that comes with this time of year and the players who over indulge ahead of pre-season training. He also …
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FFT Editor In Chief James Brown is joined by writers James Maw, Hunter Godson and Tony Evans as they relive their trip to Madrid for the Champions League Final in a camper van. If the final was short on incident then the journey itself certainly wasn’t. Tony reveals what Graeme Souness told him what they did with winners medals in his day and what …
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FFT editor in chief James Brown is joined by contributor Barney Hoskyns and features writer Chris Flanagan. They dissect the magazine’s list of the best 101 players from the past twenty five years and look at some of the reader’s suggestions for the worst. Both Barney and Chris pick their favourites from list as well as discussing who missed out. C…
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In this edition of the FFT podcast editor- in-chief James Brown is joined by football writer and die hard Liverpool fan Tony Evans and Spurs-supporting deputy editor of the magazine James Maw. They reflect upon a monumental week for English clubs in Europe, question what delights Baku has to offer Arsenal and Chelsea fans and why it's never good to…
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In this edition of the FFT podcast editor-in-chief James Brown is joined by writers Steve Hill and Neal Heard. Steve discusses his return trip to Bournemouth to interview manager Eddie Howe having first interviewed him for the magazine in 1994 when Eddie was a trainee at the club. And Neal, in his capacity as one of the world's leading experts on f…
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In this edition of the FFT podcast James Brown is joined by Britain’s leading entertainment journalist and Arsenal fan Boyd Hilton. Representing Spurs is Gazza, Rooney and Beatles biographer, Hunter Davies. We discuss the fortunes of both sides this season, the state of tv punditry, Hunter draws parallels between Spurs and The Beatles whilst Boyd t…
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FourFourTwo Editor in Chief James Brown is joined by writer and Man City fan Steve Anglesey and biographer of Jurgen Klopp, Raphael Honigstein. They discuss the race for the title, Steve shares the high and lows of being a decades-long City fan, Raphael reveals why Klopp never went to Man Utd, and James is desperate to know more about the food at D…
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For the first edition of the FourFourTwo podcast Editor in Chief James Brown is joined by writers Andy Mitten and Sam Pilger to take an in-depth look at their pieces in the latest magazine. Andy reveals the true nature of Sir Alex Ferguson's involvement behind the scenes at Man Utd, we discuss Sam's interview with Kevin Keegan and how he's still ha…
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James Brown, Editor In Chief of FourFourTwo, introduces the new podcast from FourFourTwo – bringing together some of the best journalists and writers in football to discuss the biggest stories with wit, insight and unparalleled access. Get all the latest from the world of football at FourFourTwo.com Subscribe to FourFourTwo now Hosted on Acast. See…
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Organizing Ethiopia's Biggest EDM Festival
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Guess Who's back with a brand new epsiode of World of Gazza. Our second season is back and on our first episode we go behind the scenes with Guta Wakuma and see what it takes to organize one of the biggest EDM concerts in EthiopiaBy World of Gazza
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Club Footy Chat Podcast: Round of 16 drama, big name exits and the penalty curse is lifted.
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Hey Everyone! So welome to the new podcast brought to you by Club Footy Chat. With this podcast series we'll be taking an in-depth look into this summers World Cup with match analysis, previews, and reviews from all the action in Russia.On this episode I talk to Evan, Stpehen and Shane about all the drame in the rounds of 16 and what to expect in t…
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Club Footy Chat Pod World Cup So far, brackets and why have the teams been so disappointing so far
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Hey Everyone! So welome to the new podcast brought to you by Club Footy Chat. With this podcast series we'll be taking an in-depth look into this summers World Cup with match analysis, previews, and reviews from all the action in Russia.On this epsiode I talk to John Tingley about the matches so far and what to expect in the games moving forward…
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Club Footy Chat Podcast Group Previews, Spain Sacking & Predictions
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Hey Everyone! So welome to the new podcast brought to you by Club Footy Chat. With this podcast series we'll be taking an in-depth look into this summers World Cup with match analysis, previews, and reviews from all the action in Russia.In our second espiode we'll be talking to Stefan and Stephen and their analysis…
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